From the Chair: Oh Say Can You CEE?
NASAGA’s 2023 Conference is now in the books, an amazing weekend of fun games and warm comradeship. As we do every year, we held our Annual Business Meeting which this year elected the 2024 Board. I have the honor of serving as your chair, and want to share my NASAGA vision with all of you.
Member of the Month: Lisa Heller Boragine
The Member of the Month feature periodically highlights our amazing membership and the things they’re doing. October’s Member of the Month is Professor Lisa Heller Boragine.
Who Said Historical Simulations/Games Can't be Immensely Fun? (Podcast)
This week’s featured episode of the 20 Sided Gamified Podcast features features two fantastic, interesting, easy to talk to boardgame designers: Kevin Bertram and Tory Brown of Fort Circle Games. Located in/near Washington DC, Fort Circle Games, with CEO and founder Kevin at the helm, is dedicated to designing games that take complex historical events and transform them into easy to learn games.
Onboarding Your Team Through Play
Research has shown that utilizing games in learning processes not only increases participation, but also fosters social learning and increases participant willingness to take risks. Who wouldn’t want these outcomes as part of their onboarding?